If he leaves his position as Alaska governor before the end of his term, Dunleavy would be succeeded by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy meets with then-President Donald Trump on Air Force One during Trump's stop at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on June 26, 2019.
Dunleavy has increasingly associated himself with the Republican presidential nominee during the election year. He was pictured with Trump at the Republican National Convention in July; he attended a Trump fundraiser in Texas last month; and he attended Trump’s rally in New York City less than two weeks before the election.
Dunleavy would not be the first Alaska governor to leave the post in favor of a Cabinet position. Wally Hickel resigned as governor in 1969 after President Richard Nixon appointed him to be secretary of the Interior. Gray also pointed to entrenched disagreements between some members of the Legislature and the governor on legislative issues, including education funding.
Dahlstrom, with whom Gray said he has “a very healthy working relationship,” could strike a different tone from Dunleavy when it comes to policies prioritized by the“Let’s say Dunleavy is appointed Interior secretary, Nancy Dahlstrom becomes governor,” Sen. Shelley Hughes, a Palmer Republican, said Wednesday. “She has leaned pro-pension stuff in the past, so I think, just logically, they would see an opportunity to maybe get that through, because she’d be much less apt to veto it than Dunleavy.
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